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National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Aging

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http://nutritionandaging.fiu.edu/
National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Aging

The Center promotes active healthy aging by working to reduce nutrition risk among older adults, especially minorities with health disparities. The goals are to support quality of life, improve functionality, promote independence, and decrease early nursing home admissions and hospitalizations, through better nutrition.

Fraud Target: Senior Citizens

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http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/seniorsfam.htm

Our Common Fraud Schemes webpage provides tips on how you can protect you and your family from fraud. Senior Citizens especially should be aware of fraud schemes.

Why should Senior Citizens be concerned?

It has been the experience of the FBI that the elderly are targeted for fraud for several reasons:

Hospice Care

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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hospicecare.html

Hospice care is end-of-life care provided by health professionals and volunteers. They give medical, psychological and spiritual support. The goal of the care is to help people who are dying have peace, comfort and dignity. The caregivers try to control pain and other symptoms so a person can remain as alert and comfortable as possible. Hospice programs also provide services to support a patient's family.

Usually, a hospice patient is expected to live 6 months or less. Hospice care can take place

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GovBenefits.gov - Your Benefits Connection

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http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal

GovBenefits.gov is the official benefits website of the U.S. government, with information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs.

National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

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http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/

Welcome to the National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. The National Center was established in 2001, within the College of Health and Human Sciences at Georgia State University. Our aim is to support grandparent-headed families in order that they may secure a promising future for their grandchildren.

Long Term Care

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http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HCLTC/index.aspx

AoA, through the Older Americans Act and other legislation, supports programs that help older adults maintain their independence and dignity in their homes and communities. In addition AoA provides funding for a range of supports to family caregivers.

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